What is CVE-2018-9173?

CVE-2018-9173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Get-simple Getsimple_cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-9173?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-9173 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Get-simple Getsimple_cms

CVE-2018-9173

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/template/js/uploadify/uploadify.swf in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, as demonstrated by the movieName parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Get-simple Getsimple_cms — versions 3.3.13
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

MrR3boot/CVE-Hunting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9173?: CVE-2018-9173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Get-simple Getsimple_cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-9173?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-9173 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.